Current affairs PDF in English of 1st Jan 2019 For Govt Exams- StudyIQ

3. Q1) Who was the first state to start MahilaPolice VolunteerScheme (MPVs) ? A.Madhya Pradesh B.Haryana C.Punjab D.Andhra Pradesh Ans:B Q2) According to RBI report titled „Report on Trend and Progress of Banking in India 2017-18‟, banks have recovered how many crores through IBC and SARFAESI act ? A.Rs 30, 300 Cr B.Rs 40,400 Cr C.Rs 35,000 Cr D.Rs 42,120 Cr Ans:B Q3) Who has become the next Ambassador of India to the Republic of Liberia ? A.Rahul Chhabra B.Y.K. Sailas Thangal C.Alok Kumar Sinha D.Sujan R Chinoy Ans:B Q4) Which state has collected the record revenue collection ofRs 1598.49 croreduring the year 2017- 18 which is anew high in the last 30 years ? A.Arunachal Pradesh B.Sikkim C.West Bengal D.Nagaland Ans:A Q5) Name the Indian-American teenager who has won the inaugural“Digital Transformation Hackathon”at Cornell University, New York (USA) for designing a device which can detect the actual level of pain of a patient during a diagnosis ?

4. A.Abha Jain B.Ayushi Seth C.Hanima Qureshi D.Mahum Siddiqi Ans:D Q6) Which police station in collaboration with India Post has issued 10 postage stamps, each featuring theAshok Chakra Awardees from Police Department (State Police and Central police) across the country, under the “My Stamp” scheme? A.Muchipara police station B.Rajbagan Police Station C.Keonjhar Police Station D.Delhi Police Station Ans:C Q7) SwachhSurveksahan 2018 award for Best Capital City in the Solid Waste Management was conferred to which Municipal Corporation ? A.Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation B.Bhopal City Corporation C.Indore Municipal Corporation D.Greater Chennai Municipal Corporation Ans:A Q8) Who has been appointed as the next Ambassador of India to the Federal Republic of Somalia ? A.Manoj Kumar Bharti B.Mukta Dutta C.Saurabh Kumar D.Rahul Chhabra Ans:D Q9) Which ministry has released a booklet titled“A Handbook for Students on cyber Safety”to inform the school children about the different aspects of cyber safety ? A.IT Ministry

5. B.Home Ministry C.NITI Aayog D.Ministry of law Ans:B Q10) The book titled“Early Indians: The Story of Our Ancestors and Where We Came From” was written by whom ? A.Mukul Dev B.Vikas Kaushal C.Tony Joseph D.Sandeep Khurana Ans:C Q11) Sheikh Hasinahas won the Bangladesh elections, this is going to her _______ consecutive term as the prime minister ? A.Second B.Third C.Fourth D.Fifth Ans:B Q12) Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs HardeepSingh Puri has said that the Pradhan Mantri AwasYojana, PMAY loan subsidy for middle-income group has been extended till which date ? A.31 March 2020 B.1 April 2021 C.31 January 2020 D.1 June 2021 Ans:A Q13) Who has become the highest wicket-taker ininternational cricketin 2018 ? A.Mohamed Shami B.Jaspreet Bumrah C.Billy Stanelcake

6. D.Marcus Stoinis Ans:B Q14) Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhanhas launched the Ujjwala Sanitary Napkin initiative in which city ? A.Bhubaneswar B.Mumbai C.Kochi D.Ranch Ans:A Q15) Bloemfontein is the judicial capital of which nation ? A.Denmark B.South Africa C.Colombia D.Netherlands Ans:B Q16) ) Which of the following amendments was responsible for the removal of the property rights from the list of Fundamental Rights? A.43rd Amendment B.44th Amendment C.48th Amendment D.52st Amendment Ans:B Q17) Hypertensionis the term used for ? (A) Increase in heart rate (B) Decrease in heart rate (C) Decrease in blood pressure (D) Increase in blood pressure Ans:D

7. Q18) Who has won the prestigious Rachael Heyhoe-Flint Award for the best player of the year as well as the ODI Player of the Year at ICC Women‟s Awards ? A.Sophie Devine B.Sana Mir C.Harmanpreet Kaur D.Smriti Mandhana Ans:D Q19) The Centre has extended the Armed Forces Special Powers Act in Nagaland for how many months/ year ? A.3 months B.6 months C.1 year D.2 months Ans:B Q20) Tuticorin Airport is going to be ______ th International airport in Tamil Nadu in 4 years ? A.4th B.3rd C.5th D.2nd Ans:C